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Top Birds at Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 66 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' in May. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 89.4% 9.9%
2   Carolina Wren 70.8% 81.8% 11.0%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.2% 78.8% 24.6%
4   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 72.7% 7.6%
5   Carolina Chickadee 59.2% 69.7% 10.5%
6   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 60.6% 8.7%
7   Downy Woodpecker 40.2% 56.1% 15.8%
8   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.0% 53.0% 4.0%
9   Northern Parula 35.3% 51.5% 16.2%
10   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.6% 50.0% 7.6%
11   American Goldfinch 45.0% 48.5% 3.5%
12   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 47.0% 1.8%
13   Mallard 28.1% 47.0% 18.9%
14   Mourning Dove 47.9% 45.5% 2.4%
15   Summer Tanager 37.8% 42.4% 4.7%
16   Pine Warbler 41.6% 40.9% 0.7%
17   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 40.9% 6.1%
18   Acadian Flycatcher 25.7% 40.9% 15.2%
19   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 39.4% 2.9%
20   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 39.4% 9.4%
21   Blue Jay 41.9% 36.4% 5.5%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 34.8% 11.8%
23   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 33.3% 0.9%
24   American Crow 56.2% 31.8% 24.4%
25   Common Yellowthroat 40.4% 31.8% 8.6%
26   Common Grackle 33.9% 31.8% 2.1%
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.9% 31.8% 0.1%
28   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 28.8% 8.3%
29   Canada Goose 41.2% 27.3% 13.9%
30   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.8% 27.3% 6.5%
31   American Redstart 22.1% 25.8% 3.6%
32   American Robin 38.1% 24.2% 13.8%
33   Gray Catbird 28.2% 24.2% 3.9%
34   Chimney Swift 27.5% 24.2% 3.3%
35   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 22.7% 4.6%
36   Black-and-white Warbler 15.1% 22.7% 7.6%
37   House Finch 29.4% 21.2% 8.1%
38   Fish Crow 34.1% 18.2% 15.9%
39   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.8% 18.2% 12.6%
40   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 16.7% 21.8%
41   Eastern Bluebird 49.8% 15.2% 34.6%
42   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 15.2% 3.1%
43   Indigo Bunting 45.7% 13.6% 32.1%
44   Wood Thrush 13.0% 13.6% 0.6%
45   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 13.6% 6.7%
46   Chipping Sparrow 38.4% 12.1% 26.3%
47   Ovenbird 17.6% 12.1% 5.5%
48   Northern Waterthrush 6.7% 12.1% 5.4%
49   Northern Mockingbird 30.0% 10.6% 19.4%
50   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 10.6% 1.8%
51   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 10.6% 2.7%
52   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 9.1% 10.0%
53   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 9.1% 0.8%
54   Killdeer 19.5% 7.6% 12.0%
55   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 7.6% 8.0%
56   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 7.6% 6.5%
57   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 7.6% 4.6%
58   Scarlet Tanager 11.6% 7.6% 4.0%
59   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 7.6% 0.1%
60   House Wren 8.6% 6.1% 2.5%
61   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 6.1% 1.6%
62   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.0% 6.1% 1.0%
63   Eastern Kingbird 27.1% 4.5% 22.5%
64   European Starling 20.4% 4.5% 15.9%
65   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 4.5% 11.7%
66   Song Sparrow 15.8% 4.5% 11.2%
67   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 4.5% 7.6%
68   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 4.5% 3.3%
69   Blue Grosbeak 23.9% 3.0% 20.8%
70   Black Vulture 20.5% 3.0% 17.5%
71   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.2% 3.0% 15.2%
72   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 3.0% 8.6%
73   Hooded Warbler 10.5% 3.0% 7.5%
74   Purple Martin 10.5% 3.0% 7.4%
75   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 3.0% 7.4%
76   Veery 2.8% 3.0% 0.2%
77   Mississippi Kite 2.2% 3.0% 0.8%
78   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.2% 3.0% 1.8%
79   Double-crested Cormorant 16.9% 1.5% 15.4%
80   Prothonotary Warbler 15.9% 1.5% 14.4%
81   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 1.5% 14.0%
82   Tree Swallow 15.3% 1.5% 13.8%
83   Wood Duck 12.6% 1.5% 11.0%
84   Green Heron 9.9% 1.5% 8.3%
85   Northern Flicker 8.5% 1.5% 7.0%
86   Barred Owl 7.3% 1.5% 5.8%
87   Prairie Warbler 6.7% 1.5% 5.2%
88   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 1.5% 4.1%
89   House Sparrow 3.3% 1.5% 1.8%
90   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 1.5% 1.2%
91   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 1.5% 0.6%
92   Hooded Merganser 1.7% 1.5% 0.2%
93   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.3% 1.5% 0.2%
94   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 1.5% 0.7%
95   Pine Siskin 0.6% 1.5% 0.9%
96   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.1% 1.5% 1.4%